By Aberdeen Insider - February 19, 2026 in ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOTICE OF 2/2/26 MINUTES
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, February 2, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting of the City Council.
CALL TO ORDER
MEETING ROLL CALL
Present at roll call were City Council Members Rob Ronayne, Erin Fouberg, Charlotte Liebelt, Rich Ward, Alan Johnson, Talmage Ekanger, and Mayor Travis Schaunaman. Council Member Chad Nilson and David Novstrup were absent.
City Staff present were Dave McNeil, Ron Wager, Stuart Nelson, Ken Hubbart, Tanner Jondahl, and Jordan McQuillen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Ward, second by Liebelt, to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
MINUTES
Motion by Ekanger, second by Ward, to approve the minutes of the January 26, 2026, City Council Meeting, as circulated. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
OPEN FORUM
No one appeared in open forum to address the Council.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Ronayne, second by Ekanger, to approve the following items on the consent calendar:
LOTTERY NOTICE – receive and place on file: Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area February 13, 2026, and March 28, 2026
SET PUBLIC HEARING ON FEBRUARY 23, 2026, for a Special One Day Retail On-Sale Liquor License for the Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen, for the Winefest 2026 event at 1121 1st Ave SE
SET BID DATE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. for 2026 Aggregates
SET BID DATE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. for 2026 Asphaltic Concrete and Surfacing Repair Mix
SET BID DATE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. for 2026 Bituminous Oils
SET BID DATE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. for 2026 Annual Concrete Project CONC-2026-1
SET BID DATE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. for Accessible Sidewalk Quadrant Improvements Project CONC-2026-2
SET BID DATE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. for 2026 Street Maintenance Concrete Repair I Project CONC-2026-3
SET BID DATE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. North Dakota Street Roadway Improvements Project ST-2026-2
SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON FEBRUARY 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for Ordinance 26-02-03, a petition to rezone certain property located at 3304 Harrison St N/Park land in the NE Corner of HAPI North Subd
SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON FEBRUARY 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for Ordinance 26-02-04, a petition to rezone certain property located at 2006 Lawson St. South/SE corner of First Baptist Church lot
SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON FEBRUARY 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for Ordinance 26-02-05, a petition to rezone certain property located at 4406 8th Ave SE/New Water Tower lot east of 3M
SET BID DATE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. for 2026 Water Treatment Plant Pipe Gallery Valve Replacement
Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF THE CW-06 CLEAN WATER SRF APPLICATION AND DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Finance Officer McQuillen presented the resolution. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ward, to approve Resolution 26-01-04R, a resolution authorizing submission of the CW-06 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) application and designating the City Manager as the authorized representative. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENT OF AARON SMITH TO THE ABERDEEN AIRPORT BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2029
Mayor Schaunaman presented the appointment. Motion by Johnson, second by Liebelt, to approve the appointment of Aaron Smith to the Aberdeen Airport Board for a term ending June 30, 2029. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 26-01-03R – 2026 BRIDGE RE-INSPECTION PROGRAM RESOLUTION FOR SDDOT
City Engineer Nelson presented Resolution 26-01-03R. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ward, to approve Resolution 26-01-03R – 2026 Bridge Re-Inspection Program Resolution for SDDOT. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
Motion by Ekanger, second by Liebelt, to approve payment of the bills listed for February 2, 2026.
Bills having been audited by the Finance Officer and fully itemized and authorize the Mayor or City Manager to sign, and the Finance Officer to countersign, all warrants for payment of the following approved bills: US Bank 146,686.82, Aberdeen Downtown Assoc. 27,500.00, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce 62,500.00, Aberdeen Chrysler Center 985.00, Aberdeen Insider 1,235.88, Alex Heyd 149.44, Amazon Capital Services 910.30, American Traffic Safety Services Assn. 520.00, Applied Concepts Inc. 784.00, AT&T Cell 1,772.33, Auto Value – Aberdeen 669.97, Avera St. Luke’s Hospital 450.00, Badlands Environmental Consultants Inc. 1,200.00, Brown County Landfill 4.80, Butler Machinery Co. 701.24, Century Business Products 50.00, Cole Papers Inc. 653.01, Community Trans. Assn. America 800.00, Convention & Visitors Bureau 30,713.20, Crawford Trucks & Equip. 3,636.99, Custom Installation Solutions 180.00, Dakota Electronics LLC 165.00, Dakota Fluid Power Inc. 294.85, Dakota Oil 322.00, Darcy Schock 145.00, Dependable Sanitation 352.00, Direct Automation LLC 5,685.41, Fastenal Company 62.50, Federal Express Corp. 19.99, Fire Safety First 30.00, Foerster Testing 7,680.00, G & R Controls Inc. 959.80, Galls Inc. 372.80, Geffdog Designs 598.00, Graham Tire Co. 54.00, Graymont (WI) LLC 33,492.50, Guardian Life Ins. Co. 1,312.80, Haas Creative 625.00, Hutcheson Engineering Products Inc. 4,566.08, Inman Irrigation 99.00, International Cybernetics Co. LP 2,218.40, Interstate Battery Arlington 569.90, Intoximeters Inc. 2,799.00, J & M Transmission Wholesale 5,904.02, Jemco-Maxair 771.95, Jim Ackerman 200.80, Johnson Feed Inc. 11,386.66, Keith Nold 43.00, Killoran Trucking & Brokerage 13,611.78, Lawson Products Inc. 468.32, Linde Gas & Equip. Inc. 86.57, MacQueen Emergency Group 752.72, Mac’s Inc. 153.68, Marco Technologies LLC 99.12, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. 28.76, M-B Companies Inc. 1,647.74, Mid Continent Testing Lab Inc. 124.75, Midstates Group 3,751.88, Midwest Pump & Tank 587.11, Mobotrex 21,940.00, MTI Distributing 158.60, Napa Central 261.41, Nate Bode 470.00, Nelson Sales & Service LLC 183.98, Northern Plains Animal Health 152.00, Northstock Inc. 447.39, O’Reilly Auto Parts 51.29, Performance Oil & Lubricants 4,575.04, Pomp’s Tire Service 1,607.46, Prevention Magazine 200.00, RDO Equipment Co. 590.62, Runnings Supply Inc. #14 2,122.25, Sanitation Products Inc. 1,072.99, Sansio Inc. 1,261.25, Schwan Welding & Boiler 1,878.00, SD Department Health Lab 696.00, Semisi Malolo 129.00, Share Corp. 695.34, Shoe Science 170.00, Stan Houston Equipment Inc. 1,755.00, The UPS Store #4543 31.58, Tyler Technologies 10,280.67, Vestis Group Inc. 624.85
Payroll for the period from January 25, 2026, through February 7, 2026, and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance.
Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager McNeil shared updates on the library director hiring process, upcoming legislative events including Municipal Day in Pierre, the rural water conference in Washington, D.C., strategic planning resources, the dredging project, and the April retirement of City Engineer Stu Nelson, concluding with an employee acknowledgement.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion by Johnson, second by Ward, to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:51 p.m.
Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
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